1. The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations,
is –
(A) 180 (B) 182
(C) 183 (D) 193See Answer:

2. The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in
July 2011, is –
(A) Macedonia (B) Montenegro
(C) Andorra (D) South SudanSee Answer:

3. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent
of –
(A) Asia (B) Africa
(C) Europe (D) South AmericaSee Answer:

4. Which day is celebrated as United Nation Day every year ?
(A) 7th April (B) 24th October
(C) 14th November (D) 27th DecemberSee Answer:

5. Where did the three leaders, F. D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph
Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for an effective instrument for
maintaining international peace ?
(A) Moscow (B) San Francisco
(C) Teheran (D) Washington, D.C. See Answer:

6. The main object of which of the following UN agencies is to help the
underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards ?
(A) IMF (B) UNICEF
(C) UNDP (D) IDASee Answer:

8. The Secretary–General is required to submit an annual report on the work of
the UN to –
(A) The General Assembly
(B) The Security Council
(C) The Trusteeship Council
(D) All of the above simultaneouslySee Answer:

15. Which of the following statements about the OPEC is not correct ?
(A) Its membership is open to every country
(B) It was formed in 1960
(C) It was formed to control production and pricing of crude oil
(D) It has been successful in determining world oil prices to a large extentSee Answer:

16. In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic Charter for a world
organisation which would “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”
This conference took place at
(A) Dumbarton Oaks (B) London
(C) San Francisco (D) YaltaSee Answer:

17. The headquarters of the United Nations is at –
(A) Geneva (B) Paris
(C) New York (D) Washington, D.C.See Answer: